This list of faves and least faves, the staple of any Bond conversation, is described as a “Bluffer’s Guide to Bond.” Well, I suppose if you’re bluffing, it’s as good as any other. Writer Susan Hazlett is eloquent about the anticipation and excitement she feels just before a new Bond film opens. We feel you. […]

I was contacted by E! Online to comment on a comparison of Bond to Bourne. Of course, I’ve written here about it in the past (but the E writer didn’t realize that). I don’t think that Bourne is long-term competition for Bond, although yes, this year audiences like Bourne better. A recent Fandango poll would […]

We at the Ultimate James Bond Fan Blog have partnered with Parade Magazine to create the Ultimate James Bond Fan Quiz. Written by me with a big assist from Matt Sherman, questions range from easy to obscure. Take the quiz! And then feel free to come back here and brag about your score!

I actually did this in The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book, but I don’t have the manuscript in front of me, and I thought it would be fun to do it again, fresh. I mean, I may end up repeating myself, but I might not. Here’s the idea: Each actor who played Bond can be […]

I’m in the process of re-doing the statistical portions of the Ultimate James Bond Fan Book. I do several different sets of statistics. First, and most labor-intensive, I tabulate as many “ranking” lists as I can find. That’s where fans rank all the Bond movies in order. I use this massive amount of data to […]

(Excerpted from The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book.) 1. Jaws, The Spy Who Loved Me Few villains have ever created such a stir. Jaws is a famous a bad guy as Darth Vader or Norman Bates.* And rightly so. The moment we first see Richard Kiel in the role, we can’t help but be intimidated […]

(Excerpted from The Ultimate James Bond Fan Book.) 2. Donald “Red” Grant, From Russia with Love Without strange deformities, bizarre attributes, or superhuman qualities, Robert Shaw’s Red Grant holds the screen and freezes the blood. He is the coldest of cold-blooded killers, the angriest, and the most confident. Only Grant ever suggested that James Bond […]